The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) published today a position paper on the national dialogue in Egypt, announced by Egyptian President Abdelfatah al-Sisi on 26 April 2022. Considering …
21 CSOs urge German Ministers to raise human rights and release of prisoners with Egypt’s Sisi ahead of COP27
View Post36 organizations urge Egyptian authorities to end crackdown on civil society organizations and peaceful protests for a successful COP27
View PostEgypt: Comprehensively close the NGO Foreign Funding Case
The undersigned human rights organizations demand a genuine and comprehensive closure of Case no. 173 of 2011, known as the “NGO Foreign Funding Case”, and all the consequent decisions that …
Egypt: Human rights organizations reject Criminal Court’s upholding of Public Prosecution’s decision to close investigation into Ayman Hadhoud’s death
The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the decision issued by Circuit 28 of the New Cairo Criminal Court on 23 June 2022 to reject the appeal submitted by the Association …
Egypt: Mohamed El-Baqer: 1000 days of arbitrary detention
Human rights defender Mohamed El-Baqer must be released immediately and unconditionally, stated 19 human rights organisations. His detention is arbitrary, aimed at punishing him for his legitimate human rights work, …
8 human rights organizations call on the European Union to link progress in bilateral relations with Egypt to specific standards to improve the country’s human rights situation
View PostInternational Fair Trial Day: Joint Statement on the Situation in Egypt, the Focus Country of 2022
Today, 14 June 2022, marks the International Fair Trial Day (IFTD), which will be observed for the second time worldwide. The focus country of the IFTD this year is Egypt, …
Egypt: President must overturn unjust verdicts against politicians Aboul- Fotouh, Mohamed al-Qassas, Moaz al-Sharqawi, and Yahia Hussein Abdel Hadi
View PostInternational letter calling for the UK government to secure the release from of prominent Egyptian-British activist blogger and software developer Alaa Abdel Fattah, unjustly detained since 2019
To Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom Elizabeth Truss, and the UK Foreign Office British-Egyptian activist, blogger, and software developer Alaa Abd El-Fattah …